Comment: We started giving this to our 22 month old son at the recommendation of our doctor for seasonal allergies. Almost immediately, his mood changed and he became irritable and disobedient. We are discontinuing Zyrtec and will try Claritin or Allegra instead.

Comment:We started giving this to our 22 month old son at the recommendation of our doctor for seasonal allergies. Almost immediately, his mood changed and he became irritable and disobedient. We are discontinuing Zyrtec and will try Claritin or Allegra instead.Hide Full Comment

Comment: Hello. I'm from Portugal and for the last 10 years I am addicted to Cetirizine (Zyrtec's generic) due to the itchy withdrawal affects.
The itching I've been subjected to is unbearable, UNBEARABLE! For several times I tried to stop taking Cetirizine but I just couldn't handle the horrible skin itching that seemed to get into my bones and burn my skin and eventually had to take the
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Comment:Hello. I'm from Portugal and for the last 10 years I am addicted to Cetirizine (Zyrtec's generic) due to the itchy withdrawal affects.
The itching I've been subjected to is unbearable, UNBEARABLE! For several times I tried to stop taking Cetirizine but I just couldn't handle the horrible skin itching that seemed to get into my bones and burn my skin and eventually had to take the pill again.
I will write to Zyrtec and FDA to show my revolt as for the lack of listing the itching as a secondary effect and also to ask them for a solution to our problem.
PLEASE FOR YOUR SAKE DO NOT TAKE THIS PILL!Hide Full Comment

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Comment: I started taking Zyrtec because of my snoring. I don't have classic allergy symptoms during the day. No sneezing, running nose, no sore throat. But as soon as I lay down my nose gets stuffed and harder to breath. Zyrtec works great for me.

Comment:I started taking Zyrtec because of my snoring. I don't have classic allergy symptoms during the day. No sneezing, running nose, no sore throat. But as soon as I lay down my nose gets stuffed and harder to breath. Zyrtec works great for me.Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: amd1276, 7-12 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Comment: My 11 year old was given a single dose of zyrtec during an allergy test to prevent symptoms. The next day she started sneezing fits every 15 to 20 minutes. She would sneeze 30-40 times. No one could help so they claimed it may be behavioral. It took 5-7 days before the sneezing stopped. She was dizzy, dehydrated and depressed by the time it ended. I warn parents to be careful what we give our k
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Comment:My 11 year old was given a single dose of zyrtec during an allergy test to prevent symptoms. The next day she started sneezing fits every 15 to 20 minutes. She would sneeze 30-40 times. No one could help so they claimed it may be behavioral. It took 5-7 days before the sneezing stopped. She was dizzy, dehydrated and depressed by the time it ended. I warn parents to be careful what we give our kids. Hide Full Comment

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